1 Hi Ml A Summary of Happenings at Home and Abroad- THE NEWS CONDENSED A Review of What Has Transpired of Public Interest. I'lattsmoutb, Neb., Sept. 30. —At the dose of two hours' talk in this city, Hon. W. ,T. Bryan spoke as followfron Dewey's arrival: "The American peo ple will welcome Dewey with open arms. Nothing should be left undone to prove to him and to the world that his distinguished services are appre ciated by his countrymen. lie has add ed glory to the American arms and won for himself an enduring place in our Nation's history." Washington, Sept. 30.—Mr. Charles H. Allen, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, returned to Washington, af ter having spent part of the day with Admiral Dewey at Tompkinsville. Mr. Allen was sent by President McKinley to welcome the Admiral back to the United States, and, it is reported, to convey some other messages of a con fidential nature. Mr. Allen said that ho was much impressed with Admiral Dewey, whom lie regards as a great man. unspoiled by popular adulation. Helena. Mont.. Sept. 30.—Bepui'ts* have been received here of a wreck that occurred on the Great North ern road a short distance west of Glas gow, Valley County. Five men were killed and two others injured seriously. All the men were employes of the com pany. Nothing is known definitely at tiie local office of the company in re spect to the accident. From what can be learned it appears that a light en gine. westbound, going at a high rate of speed, apd a. freight train, east bound. loaded with lumber, had a col lision. Chicago, .Sept. :t0. —A new temper ance society, the Young People's Chris tian Temperance Union, was organized in Willard Hall. Some anarchistic methods were proposed. The delegate from Missouri, William K. Iteeme of Kanas City, advocated the use of dyna mite in spreading temperance doctrines by blowing up distilleries and brewer ies. lie said that violence would furn ish tin- only means by which the new society could accomplish its purpose. The other delegates did not agree with his opinions and there are to be de cided declarations against the proposi tion Dallas, Tex., Sept. 30. A letter from William .1. Bryan to the general com mittee of the Democratic National Car nival. to be held at Dallas 011 October 2 and 3, states that Mr. Bryan will leave Falrbury, Neb., next Saturday night and reach Dallas 011 Monday morning. lie will speak here 011 Mon day night and Tuesday, and at the "Dollar" dinner on Tuesday night, leaving Dallas at midnight to open his tour of lowa 011 Thursday, October It looks now as if 200,000 people will attend the Bryan meetings here. O. H. I'. Belmont, with his wife and party, expects to reach Dallas Sunday even ins. Washington. D. C., Sept. 30.—Secre tary Long has now come to tlie front to dispute both Senator Proctor and Governor Uooscveit, who are each claiming the honor of having effected the choice of Dewey to command the Asiatic squadron, lie was told of the statement made by the Senator, in which the latter declared a personal conversation witli the President had settled the choice. Ills comment, was; "I do not recall a ease where it was more the simple act of the department, and without exercise of influence on the part of anybody outside. I am happy to say that nothing lias occurred to show that the department did not select the right man." Wilkesbarre, Pa.. Oct. I.—A fall of coal at the Conygham Mine shaft here killed Thomas Timblln and injured fatally George Cooper and Thomas E. Timbiing. The last-named is a cousin of the dead man. I'pper Sandusky, Ohio. Oct. i.—W. W. Winterhalder picked from a small pear tree the third crop of pears for this season. The flwt was the size of one's list, the second larger than a wal nut and the third the size of a hickory nut. The tree blossomed 011 three sep arate occasions. Elwood, Ind.. Oct. L—'The Stale Federation of Labor elected Edgar L. Perkins, of Indianapolis, President; John Peters, of South Bend. Secretary- Treasurer; J. M. Shellhouse, of Marion. First Vice President; Sarah Crosstield, of M uncle. Second Vice President. The body declared in favor of free school books for pupils. Chicago. Oct. I.—lt. is believed that the tug McCarthy has gone down in a gale on Lake Michigan. She was caught in the storm between the Straits and Green Bay. The McCarthy carried a crew of seven men, and on this trip had aboard one of the owners. Harry Lydon, of the shipping firm of Lydon & Drews. Paris. Met. 1. -Premier Waldeck Kousseun presided at a Cabinet Coun cil here which discussed the strike at tiie Creusot Iron Works. It was de cided that while the Government world maintain the strictest neutrality as lie tween the employers and the strikers, it would use every endeavor to p-o --mote a peaceful solution of the trouble. Chicago, 111.. Oct. I.—Fred (». Brown, president of the Epworth League of the Chicago Northern District, has en listed for service in the Philippines, lie will leave his home this afternoon for Fort Meade, where he will join the Forty-seventh Regiment of volunteers. Mr. Brown is a son of the Bev. A. S. Brown of ICvauton and leaves a luca tlve position. Chicago, Oct. 1/ Hugh McFarlant of Chicago has just sold his property at Bland, N. M., known as the "Lone Star" mine and mill, for SIOO,OOO cash. Bland is a small hut hustling town, where many former Chicago and Illinois persons are finding remunera tive employment. There are two other mills, the property of Boston capital ists. S. W. Allerton and other Chi cagoans have valuable interests near 1 here. Mt. Willing, Ala., Oct. 2. W. T. Noble shot and instantly killeU Stephen j: Barganier a prominent politician, late this evening on the public high way. The cause is unknown. Panama, Oct. 2.—The steamer Mon ioya of the Colombian Transport lint has been burned on the Magdalena ltiver and thirty people lost their lives in the disaster. Algiers, Oct. -.—lt is reported that the French Foureau-Lamy mission has arrived safely at Air, in the Desert of Sahara, where the party will remain for the present. It was reported a few days ago that the members of this expedition had been massacred by Tuaregs. South Bend, Ind., Oct. 2.—The South Bend Woolen Company is SIS,- 000 loser from a lire. A large ship ment of dipped wool was stored in the factory, with nearby 100,000 pounds, and spontaneous combustion resulted. All the wool had to be pulled out be fore tiie lire was discovered. Stamford. Conn., Oct. 2.—Surgeons at the hospital here are greatly inter ested in tii autopsy of the body of John .lonian, a young blacksmith of Noro tou, who died of lockjaw. A horse stepped oti one of .Jordan's lingers a week ago. The linger was amputated and the stump was apparently healing when tetanus set in. Anderson, Ind. Oct. 2.—The mar riage ceremony of Miss Delia Alien and Alonzo Gardner was brought to a sensational stop in the center of the service by the groom refusing to lake the pledge of love. The wedding was declared off. On a second considera tion he decided that lie would make the pledge, and then the officiating pastor refused togo on. Detroit, Mich., Oct. 2. Mrs. Clara Bheiner. 34 years ol age. is alive aftc-r having attempted suicide, inn two of her three children are dead by her hand. She gave all of the children morphine and then cut her own wrist. The w.ouuds were not deep enough to reach the arteries. Mrs. Bheiner and her eldest child were resuscitated It. is believed that she is insane. Princeton, ind.. Oct. 2. —The resi dence of Migael Wild. I I miles south east of this city, was burned, and with it an eight-year-old sou and two orphan boys, aged 11 and 10. Wild and his wife made a narrow escape for their lives as the roof had fallen in on then). The victims slept on the second lioor, which had neither doors or windows. The stairway was aflame and they could not escape. Chicago. 111.. Oct. 2.—lt can be an nounced on the highest authority that $13,000,000 in cash lias been offered for tli# Northwestern Elevated Itailroad. The offer was made to a representa tive of Blair «.V- Co.. lhe New York financial house at the head of the syn dicate which recently lion ted the Northwestern Elvated bond issue. It came lroiu the Whitney kins syndicate. Indianapolis. Ind.. Oct. I!.—lJepre sentatives of a dozen of the carriage and buggy body manufacturers of the Central States met here and forme a combination to maintain prices. They raised the prices on an average of 20 per cent. The claim is made that the increase in the prices of iron, steel, screws, lumber and also of wages has necessitated an increased price for the manufactured goods. There will be another meeting held here October 21. when a permanent organization will be effected. I>. .1. Miller, of the LaFrautz Body Manufacturing Com pany. of Akron. Ohio, is temporary; chairman of the combination, and A. Sehnidler. of Cincinnati, secretary. Washington. Oct. ". Tlk • mayor of Philadelphia having asked Secretary Boot to investigate the report that 50 per cent, of the relief cargo of the Panther was lost overboard in the har bor at Porto Bieo while being unload ed, the Secretary cabled the Quarter master at San .luan for a report, and has received a reply stating that tlio reports of loss of cargo are much ex aggerated and thai the IHSS is not morn than 2 per cent. Philadelphia. Oct. —li is iearU 4 ed that the l'hiladclphla and Beadiflg Coal and Iron Company has made a general advance in the prices of anthracite coal, to take effect at once. The higher price is due to an almost unprecedented demand for anthracite. Tidewater rates have gone up twenty fiv cents a ton, and tlie rates fo" lino and city trade have increased ten cents a ton oil broken coal and twenty-fIVQ cents on egg. stove and chestnut sizes* The prices of pea and buckwheat coal remain the same. Now York Markets. Gtain. Wheat.-December. 70i^aTOT-AC- Oats.—No. 3, 27>/ic.: No. 2 white, 29VJ fir,oc.: No. 3 white. 2!1a2!M,e.; track mixed, 27 l ia2oe.; track white, 30.1356, Rye.—No. 1 Western, otic., 112. o. b., afloat; No. 2 Western ope., spot; State rye, Wis., c. i. 112., New York, car lot 3. Barley.—Feeding, 41a I3e. c. 1. 112. But. falo; malting, 4."a50 .e. delivered New York. Flour.— Spring patents. !j:.S.sr>a4.oo: winter patents, !f3.r>.~>a:',.75; spring clears, $2.0r>a3.10; extra No. I winter, ,$2.65a2.80: extra No. winter, $2.40 a 2.50. l'ork. Mess, sß.7,"iai>.."iO; short clear. slo.2r>all.7">; family, XI 1.-Vial 2.00. Butter.—Creamery. Western, extra* per lb.. 23.: do., lirsis. 21'ja22e.; do.J seconds. l',Mja2lc.: do., thirds. 18VL-C.; do.. State, extras. 22 1 /ju2oc. Cheese.—State, full cream, small, colored, fancy, per lb.. I l'aa 11 : -,«-. : ,] 0 white, fancy, ll'-ia 1 IVjc. Eggs.—Jersey and near by, fancy white, 22c.; do., fancy, mixed, 20a21c.; do., average prime. I!>a2oc.; Western tirsts, loss off, lSVjc. Calves.—Common to good veals sold at SG.OOaS.CS; grassers and fed calves at $3.50n4.37V>. Sheep and I-ambs. Ordinary to prime sheep $3.50a4.(i.": Inferior to choice lambs, s4.ti2 l jati..'i(i. Dressed mutton quiet at N'v per lb.; dressed lambs. 7'/2alo TREASON IN TUB HEART OF PENNSYLVANIA Dastardly Attempt to Prevent the Mustering in of United States Troops. II RECRUITING OFFICER IIIPIO. Praise For Aguinaldo and Creasy by a Leading Eryanite Organ, PIIOI DEIM KBl Many Resolve to Vote For Lieutenant Col onel Barnett, Republican Nominee For State Treasurer, to Slic.w Tlu-ir Con tempt For Their Party Leadership. A dastardly attempt to interfere with the muster iny in of I'nited States troops togo to the aid of the Ameri can soldiers who are dally being shot down by the insurgents in the Philip pines lias aroused an intense feeling of indignation among loyel citizens in this city, s.iya a tpecial despatch from Johnstown, l'a. Treason, right here in the heart of patriotic Penn sylvania, is a startlin.- leillty. The office of the Daily John - iv/n Democrat is the headquarters of a conspiracy to hamper and harass (he I'niied States recruiting oiilcer detailed for duty at this point and directed to secure as many able bodied .men for the army as possible. Will) every day bringing fresh advices from He Philippines of American <itizeris. gallant soldiers anil W 7 / WILLIAM T, CIIKASY. Bailors, bein, eaurhi lit ambush and ruthlessly slai:"lm\ cd by the savage Filipinos, it is a *1 : pectacle to wit ness the traitorous efforts made by this newspaper to deter the young men of this section from going to tiie front to help tlicit fellow countrymen and to defend the honor of the nation. LOYAL DEMOCRATS DISGUSTED. Many Democrats who are loyal to their countiy's Hag are holding their heads in shame over tjie action of their party leaders, local state and na tional. who permit end encourage this, their principal Democratic organ, to pursue this course. Praise for Aguin aldo from this chief champion of Creasy, the Bryanite candidate for state treasurer, litis done more to de moralize and disgust the patriotic Democrats of thin section than any thing that could have happened. Not a few Democrats have publicly pro claimed their intention to vote for Lieutenant Colonel Harnett, the gal lant commander of the Fighting Tenth regiment, the Republican can didate lor state treasurer, as the tnosl effective way to showing their eon tempt for Democratic leadership which will tolerate and countenauco the traitorous policy oi' leading supporters* of Creasy. But the mere question of state po litics is a minor consideration with the people of this locality. Steps are be ing taken to put a stop to the seditious and damnable utterances of The Demo crat. The federal government may be asked to intervene for the credit and honor ot Pennsylvania. While this commonwealth lias already given a larger quota of soldiers in the present crisis than any other state in the Union, it is not proposed that there shall be any improper obstacles placed in the way of any citizen who may be inclined to eater the federal service in response to the last call of tin presi dent for troops. PRAISE FOR AGI IA'ALDO. One of the most objectionable publi cations in the Johnstown Democrat ap peared in i:-- issue of Sept. ISfi'.i. In its leading editorial of iliis date The Democrat said; The misrepresentations of Agul naldo b- monstrous. There is no ground lo' the charge made against lrm of greed and personal ambition. It greed bad been his wealiues.; .Major Mcluniey Ion;; ago wov.bi have tisi ertali'ed tii.- price, as he ascertained the price oi the polygamous sultan of Siilu. The perversion of history contain ed in the statement that Aguinaldo "made war upon us while we were still formulating ft treaty with Spain" is damnable. Following this certificate of char acter for the leader of the men who are slaughtering our troops in Luzon The Democrat proceeds 10 jump to the aid of the enemies of the country by printing a long article calculated to block the efforts of the federal re fruiting officer stationed here. While noi makine it mi editorial statement, it i • eiven in the shape of a commun!- ■ulion. practically anonymous, over (he signal iii':: "A Alan," Inn with the editor's expression of approval in the heading, which reads, "Files a Patri otic Protest." HELI I MCI THE K A'clMY. Mere is tin' article in £ull clipped front The Daily Democrat, of Johns low n. published fttesdav. Sept. '-u, 1899: Recruiting Officer Henry F. i-'gle, I of Brie, Ph., a lieutenant of the I Forty-seventh infantry, IT.l T . S. V., is now in Johnstown asking our people to «• iiitrilnite their share ol i flesh and blood for the Philippine sacrifice. If there are any young men in this city who wish to hunt human panie in the tropics, with the chance of having buzzards' feed made of their own carcasses, they are respectfully invited to enlist. It' there are any mothers who would like to sea their sons be j come man killers, with the chance I of losing their lives in the Orient, Air. ICgle is ready to confer with them. If ther; is a father who has boundless faith in the rubber gad : of the embalmed beef adminlstra i tion and who would like to see his brave son to rot inn foreign land just for the glory of a horde of pusillanimous dastards who tire sure never to smell burned powder or bear a ball riddled banner iu battle- if there is such a father in Johnstown, let him come forth with his boy. The altar is ready lor the sacrifice, Will Johnstown respond? Will she send forth her young tnoa to quench tile only spin k of liberij in tiie Orient? In ail our city, who ii' the name of vied, is so I in on doing the work of lh>- devil that he would go forth with linpkiueutß ' of death to mangle uie quivering llesh of poor black wretches who never did him any harm? One can untie stand how malefactors ] eould do this. One can see how vagabonds who have managed to escape tin gallows and the peni tentiary would be gli.il to Mlt "niggers'' for so much a month, but iliti: th" worthy yotin". men ot .loiitistov.il or any i.tlr.u' city should even be asked to become "nigger killers" Is an in i;b to the community. ii MiKiniey wants the "nig gers'' killed, let him go and bill them. It the nincompoops of '.lie press and the pulpit who are ho\» l ing for war, want the bt.nci'oiwutly assimilated. let ihem go and assimilate them, iastead of urging others to do so. while they keep their own worthless hides out i of the teach of bullets. At best, what is war to the sol dier the!'.!:■•! who docs t!'. • fill ing and tl.i ig? A |jov \viui :ee«iyeil his fust uni form iu Sunday school when only a child, uild who was there taught , to march and bear a gun, goes) | forth beneath his country's Hag to fight. Ile tots read the stories of ! the wars, and seen the pictures of battles in Ills books, where our brave armiej made glorious charges against their stubborn foes. Some were falling always, but our side was ever pdessing onto victory, and those who fell were caught by loving hands and borne ;i\vay j ]ieirs to eternal fame ile dreams of t|ie glory of the battlefield, promotions, his coun try's applause and an immortal name to be left to posterity. The i days pass ot.. and at length lie and i hi scomrades press forward and ' bathe their bayonets in the (lame | of the enemy's batteries. There | is a sharp sting in his breagt. and as lie staggers aiu! fulls, from his j Jiosi ei (lows a thin stream of red the same gaudy color with which his country baited him to his j death, ills comrade;, pres.-. on and leave him on the lonely mountain side, | There is no hand to bathe his head, ; jio ear to pear his dying words, no tongue to tell his valorous deeds, no glory, no anything, but anguish and death. The rtopic sun bakes his bare head and blisters his ' LAUDS AWINALDO." EMILIO AGITiNALDO. white face. In vain he cries for water, while the flies blow mag gots in his mouth and nostrils, (lis only answer is the screaming l of the iui/.y.ards, as they circle nearer and nearer, lie thinks of home, ot bis childhood days, of bis mother, of his sweetheart, but I lie tan send no word. He grows whiter and colder, for death is upon him. and so .ire the buzzards, pressing their beaks into his eye balls ami into his entrails, while his soul is wafted to him who said, "Thou Shalt Not Kill." How many Johnstown mothers will offer their sons for similar fates? Lieutenant is anxious ! to know, \VA !l OKPAKTMHJNT NOTIFIED, i This publication, designed to terror ize and intimidate the parents and ! friends ot young men intending to en list. lias no doubt caused feelings of anguish In the breasts of many women Who by their pleading mid supplica tions may Influence men wlio contem plate entering the army. It is not improbable that by this time the sec reatary of ear has been informed of this insidiuos effort to interfere with recruiting in ibis section, it is known what further steps wUJ&Tpq taken. Several leading cltizett®. QWB expressed themselves in the mcfAfild* phatic manner on tlie subject. Metß* bers of the Grand Army posts havffße riously discussed the situation. Some of the veterans, recalling the scenes of the days of the civil war, declare that If similar sentiments appeared in nnv northern paper during the early sixties th" editor would have to leave at once or he would be ridden out of town on a rail and probably treated to a coat of tar and feathers in the bargain. The political phase of the question will probably develop more strongly later on. The people are just now aroused by feelings of patriotism. They will take up the politics of the nituatlon between now and tlie elec tion next month. It Is pointed out by prominent supporters of Lieutenant Colonel Barnett tnat the setn imenta expressed by the Johnstown Democrat on this question are in line with what is being printed by many other ad vocates of Creasy's election as state treasurer, only they are more radical In giving voice to the sentiments that nil Uryanltes bold. Hie Collapse of u Platform at n Kerry House Causes tile Cnpleus itiit Occurrence Admiral Dewey to (iu to Washington by Special Train Monduv. New York, Sept. .",o.—in the excess of their zeal in secure a good point of view of the Dewey naval parade three score of would-be spectators were pre cipitated into tin- North Itlver at the loot of West I'orix -econd street. One woman tell among the Moating timbers and sustained a broken leg in addition to possible itenial injuries. The other persons who fell cither climbed out themselves or were pulled out by the police with the assistance of the gen eral crowd. The accident occurred alongside of the ferry-house, where an old and mr t'OW platform .ilonir the side of the house bad attne t d some of the more venturesome of the crowd. Along this strip of ball" rotten boards, not mere than two feet wide, the lirst man was followed by another and still more, both men and women pushing thoir way after the leaders. The limited number that the planks would hold bad just settled down iu snug safety, when ibe crack imr shelf collapsed a moment later .and the ripping of the boards and splashing of water, mingled with terrified cries, caused instantly a rush of excited spectators. All s. Salnia Krog. ."u years old, of 1558 Fast Fifty-third, street, was half un eoiiM'ious with pain and fright when taken from the water by the lirst party of resellers that arrived. She was car ried to a neighboring coal yard, and an ambulance from Itooscvclt Hospital was summoned. The ambulance sur geon found (hat the woman's right leg had been broken just above the ankle. She was removed to the hospital. The other persons involved in the collapse were more fortunate. Some had tumbled Into >hnllow water anil were able to wade out. Those who got Into deeper water were picked up by Detective Shltuller of Hie Thirty sixth Product and Patrolman Mc- Cowan of the Twenty-seventh Pre cinct, who had found a small boat near the ferry slip. Wet and bedraggled, the resetted nun and women betook themselves to their homes, and left the crowd and police to watch for another mishap. To Invite Dew cy to Chicago. Among yesterday's arrivals in town were two separate parties front Chl : cago. which are b iv to try to iuduce Admiral Dewey to accept the hospital ity of te metropolis of the West. One of these parties is led 11> Mayor Harri son and a number of Chicago business men, mostly members of the Illinois .Manufacturers' As-.oclatlon. There are 1 about 300 iu (his party. They are the ! bearers of a font I invitation to the Ad miral to participate in a celebration in his honor to be held iu Chicago oil Oct. rt. Tiie invitation v. il lie handed to the Admiral at the Waldorf-Astoria on Sunday morning al 10 o'clock. The train which will carry Admiral Dewey to Washington on Monday will, it is said, b« the tinesl in appointments ever run ovr tin American railroad. It will consist of a composite dining and three vestibule drawing-room parlor cars. The private car Atalanta will be for the exclusive use of tiie Admiral. The train will leave Jersey City at ! ■ » o'clock on Monday afternoon and ive in Washington at 0:oO the same • v. 1; offered to the committee ' of the Dewey celebration at t : ! oti, by Prsldent Cassatt of . ,uy! vanla Railroad. t> incuse Crowds Everywhere, ; iring the naval parade the scene ig the shores was OIK- never to be 112 gotten. Not one-quarter of thi poo who desired to do so. either from the river banks or from simmers, could witness it. Before s o'clock every pier and dock opeu to the public was jammed with a jostling, eager mob, ready to break out into cheers at the smallest provoeaton. The uiore daring dangled their legs from the the ends of the piers regardless of the push be hind. Small boys perched upon spiles ami Jibed their less fortunate compan ions below. The police arrangements were excel lent. The blueeoats showed all the tact for which the New York police force Is noted. They were firm, but chary of using force and directed their efforts entirely to preventing accidents in the crush and to facilitate progress. Their clubs were used only as guard rails and badges of authority. P|> in Riverside Park the crowd was no less dense, but the scene was more pastoral. The trees and stretches of grass, still green, broke the ntonotony of the sea of human heads that lined the river front. All the way tip to Grant's Tomb the shore was black with people. At the monument a dense mass surged up the very edge of the cliffs till it seemed that the island it self must tip and cast its unaccus tomed weight into the river below. Across the river all of New Jersey and the surplus of (his city and Con necticut had gathered. All along the edge of the picturesque bluffs they stood. They perched ou perilous eraggs and climbed to the topmost limbs of trees. ■IBS I Bl Boer Troops Gathering on the Frontier and May Raid Natal This Week. ENGLAND EXPECTS WAR Believes That First Move in a Hostile Line Will be Made on Bay by Kruger's Men. I'i'ospccts of a IJaekdown on the Part, of tlic Transvaal Not-of an Kncouragliig Nature—The British Troops Are Beady to Make » Dash on Pretoria. London, Oct. 3.— War now net' lDS cer tain. livery stage has depended upon President Km KM'. It' he would not back down when the British demands were expressed less sweepingly, he scarcely can do so now, when they are formulated with almost brutal frank ness. The negotiations, according to President Kruger's own statements, and judging I'rom all the available In formation. seem to have reached a crisis. Rumors of the interference of a Tor feign Power continues to crop up. but tfce niosi sanguine scarcely believe this would turn the British from their de termination. though speculation is rife regarding the awkward complications Svhich niighi ensue by German or Itus- Slan diversion in various parts of the globe. The must probable solution of the present situation seems lhat the Boers, who nmsi have seen the efforts of the British Government to avert hostilities until the arrival of reinforcements, having, weeks ago. planned a cam paign. will put it in action, i>erhaps as early as this week. They probably will avoid engagements, devoting their en ergies tn the destruction of property and the capture of prisoners, perhaps Including a raid on Delagoa Bay. It seems unlikely that they will attack through I.aing's Nek ami other passes of that boundary, for the simple reason that these points are so openly talked about as iheiv probable points of ag gression. kecanest observers believing it to !»• more likely that the Boers will operate through Zululand. tints creat ing a diversion of the 15,000 British troops, now ehiefl.v massed at Lady smith. In the meanwhile a British army corps, consisting of 20.0(H) men. will be sent out. Parliament will .be sum moned and no doubt the necessary sup plies will be granted. It is tiie general assumption that the main object of the British will be the capture of Pretoria. The duration of the conflict is a matter of tlie wildest surmise though tlx- Continental and British papers do not express the faint est doubt that it will result in the de feat of tiie Boers and the addition of their country to Great Britain's col onies. The underlj ing motive actuating the British Government has been the sup prossion el a far-reaching conspiracy for tiie establishment of a Dutch fed eration. from the Zambesi to the Cope. It long has licen suspected that the Cabinet was prompted by more vital questions than the Outlander rights, and if Mr. Chamberlain is quoted cor rectly it would appear that Great Brit aln will not stop until reassured of the absolute safety of her supremacy in South Africa. A telegram from Pretoria says the wildest excitement prevails there and that the war preparations are proceed ing rapidly. Big guns, tield telegraphs, burghers, munitions of war and pro visions are being hurried off to Volks rust, the projected bast? of the Boer operations against Natal. I'CII More AreJMlsslng. Montreal. Oct. 2.—Another party ol survivors of the wrecked steamship Scotsman has arrived here. The party included several more of the cabin passengers and the steerage passengers who were rescued by the Allan Line steamer Grecian which arrived at Belle Isle after the departure of the Moni fort with the greater number of the wrecked passengers. The Grecian also brought back forty-seven of the Scots man's passengers and crew. All were in a destitute condition. There are still ten more passengers of the ill-fated ship missing. The Scotsman's crew are held by the police for robbing tiie passengers and perpetrating other dep redations after the ship grounded. A Relative i,f Mc.Kinley Killed. Deailwood, X. T>„ Oct. 2. W. C. Linn, said to lie a distant cousin of Presi deut McKinle.v. was killed iu his cabin in tin' Galena mining district, nine miles southwest of this city, by an ex plosion nf giant powder which he had placed beside a stove to thaw out. Ho lived only a few minutes. Linn came to the lilack llilis in 1870, and was a messenger for a long time on the Northwestern stage coach between Pierre and the Black liills. He was known as the tallest man in the Hills, being •; feet -I inches iu height. t 'lileago Will Celebrate. Chicago. 111-. Oct. 2.—Chicago will hold her fall festival, the corner stone of the new Post Office will be laid, and the city will he decorated and illumi nated fur a week, in the first part of October, as in ver before. Admiral Dewey. President Diass of Mexico and Governor General Minto of Canada will 'int be here, but it seems certain that President McKinle.v. will lay the non-union corner stoue of the Post Of fice and brave the anger of the Chicago Uriel; layers' I'liion, of which he is a member. found a Mastodon's Remains. olivet. Mich.. Oct. 2.—Mastodon re mains. sanl to lie nearly enough for an entire skeleton, have been found near here. legs. lioncM, ribs, vertebrae, thighbones, and a large number of -1 4 1 IH limes were found. The comple tin i.i of leg I tones was complete, the Isii-—t bi iie: thirty-eight inches long "in! . went v-tive inches iu circuinfer eiici The longest rib was forty-live inches lung. The vertebrae were near ly a foot across and four inches thick.
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